Hippolytus
Also Hip·pol·y·tos [hi-pol-i-tuhs, -tos]. /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/. Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
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The pedantic type might note that Hippolytus makes no prophetic mention of the cinema or the Internet.
In this reign also suffered the celebrated Hippolytus, bishop of Pontus, and author of the Philosophoumena.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowOn the opposite side of the road is the cemetery of Hippolytus, commemorated in the verses of Prudentius in the fourth century.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowWho would not enjoy the melancholy pleasure of hearing the circumstance of Hippolytus' death?
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)You would have Theramenes say nothing more than Hippolytus is killed—I saw him die—all is over.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Shortly after this Theseus married the queen, Antiope,104 and a son was born to them whom the delighted father named Hippolytus.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip Baker
British Dictionary definitions for Hippolytus
/ (hɪˈpɒlɪtəs) /
Greek myth a son of Theseus, killed after his stepmother Phaedra falsely accused him of raping her
Derived forms of Hippolytus
- Hippolytan, adjective
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